SSAT Elementary Level Verbal : Synonyms
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Example Question #261 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
BILLOW
Artist
Actor
Fighter
Destroy
Swell
Swell
To "billow" means to swell because of being pushed by air, and is often used to describe things like ships' sails. So, "swell" is the correct answer.
Example Question #262 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
NAVIGATE
Empower
Misfire
Swim
Float
Pilot
Pilot
"Navigate" is defined as determine the course of a ship. "Piloting" a ship is the same as "navigating" a ship, in that both express that the captain is skillfully moving the ship across the water. So, "pilot" is the best answer choice!
Example Question #263 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the word which is most similar to the word in capital letters.
REPEL
Attract
Keep away
Invite in
Demand
Remember
Keep away
“Repel” means keep away. “Repel” is an antonym of “attract,” and they are antonyms because they have opposite meanings; “demand” means forcefully ask for something.
Example Question #264 : Synonyms
Each of the following questions consists of one word followed by five words or phrases. Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
CONVERGE
Remedy
Company
Escape
Agree
Intersect
Intersect
To CONVERGE means to intersect at a point.
Example Question #265 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the word whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
ANNIHILATE
Destroy
Reveal
Implicate
Bewilder
Demonstrate
Destroy
To “annihilate” something means to completely destroy it, or to wipe it out, so "destroy" is the correct answer, as it is the answer choice closest in meaning to "annihilate." As for the other answer choices, “bewilder” means confuse; “implicate” means suggest someone might be guilty; “demonstrate” means show by example; and “reveal” means make something known that was previously not known.
Example Question #266 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LOCATE
Clean
Crawl
Hide
Change
Find
Find
"Locate" means to find, so "find" is the correct answer. As for the other answer choices, to "change" is to modify; to "crawl" is to move on one's hands and knees; to "hide" is to make something or oneself not visible; and to "clean" someone or something is to remove dirt or other residues from that person or thing.
Example Question #267 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the word whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
CLEANSE
Rave
Bathe
Slide
Taunt
Shift
Bathe
To "cleanse" something means to make it clean, often by washing or bathing, so "bathe" is the correct answer. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "cleanse": "rave" means talk incoherently and excitedly; "shift" means slightly change position; "slide" means slip or glide; and "taunt" means mock.
Example Question #268 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PURSUE
Donate
Chase
Construct
Destroy
Allocate
Chase
To “pursue” is to chase after something or someone, so "chase" is the best answer. To provide further help, “destroy” means end or demolish; “construct” means build; “allocate” means give to or decide who gets what; and “donate” means give to someone who has less than you or to a charity for free.
Example Question #269 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
QUENCH
Harbor
Surrender
Satisfy
Freeze
Cure
Satisfy
“Quench” means satisfy, particularly satisfy a thirst. In case you are not sure, “satisfy” means fulfill. To provide further help, “surrender” means give up or give in; “harbor,” when used as a verb, means retain, as in the sentence "I'm harboring doubts about the project"; "cure" means remove a disease from someone, and "freeze" means make a liquid into a solid by reducing its temperature.
Example Question #270 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SNIP
Leap
Cut
Batter
Dodge
Borrow
Cut
To “snip” something is to cut it, so "cut" is the correct answer. To provide further help, “dodge” means avoid or get out of the way of; “batter” means beat or hit; “borrow” means take something from someone for a short time and then return it to them; and “leap” means jump high.
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